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{{Short description|Israeli citizens and nationals or descendants in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Ethnic group
| group            = Israelis in India
| image            = 
| caption          = 
| population       = 40,000 - 70,000
| regions          = [[Goa]]{{·}}[[Maharashtra]]{{·}}[[Delhi]]{{·}}[[Telangana]]{{·}}[[Karnataka]]
| langs            = [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]{{·}} [[Marathi language|Marathi]]{{·}}[[Konkani language|Konkani]]{{·}}[[Telugu language|Telugu]]{{·}}[[Kannada]]{{·}}[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| rels             = [[Judaism]]
| related          = [[History of the Jews in India|Indian Jews]]
}}
'''Israelis in India''' may be immigrants and expatriates from [[Israel]], or Israelis residing in India - many of Indian Jewish descent. Many of them reside in [[Goa]],<ref name=bloomberg-article>{{cite news|author=A. Craig Copetas|title=Karma Kosher Conscripts in New-Age Diaspora Seek Refuge in Goa|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a12JnKt1Pwlc|access-date=3 October 2013|newspaper=[[Bloomberg.com]]|date=December 19, 2007|archive-date=5 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105101241/https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a12JnKt1Pwlc|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> [[Thane]] and [[Raigad district|Raigad]] districts of [[Maharashtra]]. Some have started businesses such as restaurants and boutiques. The most spoken languages among Jewish Indians and Israelis in India tend to be [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Konkani language|Konkani]] and [[Hindi language|Hindi]] as well as their native language of [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]].<ref>[http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?265168 : Outlookindia.com -  The Karma Kosher - Far from their drugged-out image, Goan Israelis are the new entrepreneurs ]</ref>

==Popular culture==
* [[Flipping Out (film)|Flipping Out]] - An Israeli documentary film describing the drug use of Israeli men and women in India

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Israel}}
* [[India–Israel relations]]
* [[Indians in Israel]]
* [[History of the Jews in India]]

==References==
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{{Immigration to India}}
{{Israelis abroad and their descendants}}

[[Category:Diasporas in India|Israelis]]
[[Category:Jews and Judaism in India|Israelis]]
[[Category:Indian people of Israeli descent| ]]
[[Category:Israeli diaspora in Asia]]


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